Ghosty-J
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So my associates degree in animation and bachelors in graphic illustration that I'm trying to aim for will be useless!?
I'VE WASTED MY LIIIIIIIIIFE!!!
Yo DOA community
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So my associates degree in animation and bachelors in graphic illustration that I'm trying to aim for will be useless!?
I'VE WASTED MY LIIIIIIIIIFE!!!
My point is some parents are more strict and aren't going to allow there kids to travel for a video game tournament when they feel like there may be more important things, and the fact they may not be able to be with them and worry about there safety. Use your common sense. This shouldn't even be a debate.
Uh. If people are struggling I'm sure the last thing on there to do list is "Save money for a doa tournament". I just really rather save my money for more important things. I'm not going to struggle for a tournament. And I don't know if you got the memo but I'm not making excuses considering I WILL be playing offline and it's already been PLANNED. So I don't know where you going by putting me in this. I'm talking about people who have other agendas and people who have good reasons for them.
My point is I'm having a hard time taking this serious. You're sounding rather silly right about now.
It's you who missed my point. I know all this. Although I have to disagree with you. Broken or not I happen to love the classic MK games. My point was MK still had a strong following. Making the game seriously competitive just made it stronger. DOA being young is not an excuse. Other wise we would have a scene by now.
I'm just irritated constantly hearing people like you worry about people who are not doing anything. Don't waste your time with casual players who don't care enough to be competitive. There are plenty of people who play the game competitively online(even though I know they shouldn't). Go seek them out and try to convince them of the offline glory. Look what happened to Black Mamba. Originally he was just an online player and now that changed everything. Stop worrying about everyone and focus on those that can make a difference, and want to with the offline scene. Give it time. Something will happen. Do you play online? Do you run into players you think may want to be competitive? Do you try to pursue them? If you so worried about this than stop wasting time making topics like this and go online and look for players. Stop playing that "there no excuse" card.
The point isn't to have a degree for this economy, the point is to get a degree during a down economy so you have a degree when the economy is taking an up turn.
I have a business administration - project management degree but I'm currently (paid) employed as a Quality Control Analyst for an online school. In my spare time I help Eric and Hubbs run events in PA and help promote DOA when I can.
(Almost) Everyone helps out in their own way.
I have a business administration - project management degree but I'm currently (paid) employed as a Quality Control Analyst for an online school. In my spare time I help Eric and Hubbs run events in PA and help promote DOA when I can.
(Almost) Everyone helps out in their own way.
Ghosty-J
Well-Known Member
Posted in this thread randomly, so I may as well get my rear on topic.
I'M A FIGHTER!
Well, given my gaming track record, that can be the only reason. I play SF, MK, BB, GGXX, VF, Tekken, SC, DoA (of course), DS/NW/VH/VS, JoJo, and wanting to get into KoF. I'm a fighter as a gamer, but IRL I'm just a harmless little kitten who plays fighting games only to express my homicidal rage >: (Nah, I just love martial arts.)
Because it makes me look cool : D
Pfft, nah. It's not in me to do that. Neeext!
Double standard society? I dunno o.o
For starters, I'm too poor to travel. I'm also a bit too inexperienced in that department to even try. Secondly, I'm not all that competitive to attend a tournament/scene. My shyness is out of the question.
An excuse is always good so long as it's a DARN GOOD excuse.
*cues the forever alone card*
What can I say? I gotta have at least one person to play against in this world D:
I'm not liable to start any offline scene or attend tournaments. Especially the latter since I'll most likely get the stuffing beat out of me and my mediocre Akira skills. But it doesn't change the fact I really love DoA and I'm constantly crossing my fingers this game gets tournament support and grow large enough to become a legit fighter that isn't average and boring like UMvC3. I have other priorities to be concerned about, but I'm wishing the game itself the best of luck for becoming a well received fighting game
I'M A FIGHTER!
Well, given my gaming track record, that can be the only reason. I play SF, MK, BB, GGXX, VF, Tekken, SC, DoA (of course), DS/NW/VH/VS, JoJo, and wanting to get into KoF. I'm a fighter as a gamer, but IRL I'm just a harmless little kitten who plays fighting games only to express my homicidal rage >: (Nah, I just love martial arts.)
Because it makes me look cool : D
Pfft, nah. It's not in me to do that. Neeext!
Double standard society? I dunno o.o
For starters, I'm too poor to travel. I'm also a bit too inexperienced in that department to even try. Secondly, I'm not all that competitive to attend a tournament/scene. My shyness is out of the question.
An excuse is always good so long as it's a DARN GOOD excuse.
*cues the forever alone card*
What can I say? I gotta have at least one person to play against in this world D:
I'm not liable to start any offline scene or attend tournaments. Especially the latter since I'll most likely get the stuffing beat out of me and my mediocre Akira skills. But it doesn't change the fact I really love DoA and I'm constantly crossing my fingers this game gets tournament support and grow large enough to become a legit fighter that isn't average and boring like UMvC3. I have other priorities to be concerned about, but I'm wishing the game itself the best of luck for becoming a well received fighting game
MasterHavik
Well-Known Member
Dude....I would go line by line. But I'll just do this...
Why the hell are you shooting down everything I say? And make it look I'm something I'm not? Also I have been super respectful to you. Can I get it the same? I don't like some of your put downs man. I'm not coming at you with violence.
You misunderstand. I don't mean any disrespect to you at all. It's just you seem to take everything as a bad excuse. All I'm saying is you have to just accept not everyone care, or can play the game competitively due to whatever reason. The best way to handle this is to go offline, or even online and look for those that DO want to play the game competitively, or you can get those that you may be able to pursue into wanting to. Motivation is the key. It's really the only thing you can do. I just see a lot of drama in this community because everyone act like they expect this from everyone. It's not going to happen. We just have to do whatever we can and see what develops.
MasterHavik
Well-Known Member
it seems that way. But if other communities can make some causals into hardcore players. Why not us?
Not saying you can't. But that's the point of doing like stated above.
Gill Hustle
Well-Known Member
This except I think it's something exclusive to the DOA community (Almost makes me want to do another write up . . .)
But anyway let's see, I think DOA players (a lot of them ) just DON'T play anything offline. DOA2 was he last arcade release so unlike SF it doesn't have a fanbase that is use to up " close and personal ".
Secondly, I think people are afraid of some stigma they may incur from others ex:
Question:
" You play that game where all the girls got big breastessess ?!"
Answer:
" Yeah, and the girls in your game don't have big breasts?! "
Reply:
" Pfft, whatever that games easy mode, you just spam counters to win . . ."
Reply:
" Really, 1st to 5 $10 right here, right now, easy money right? "
Reply:
. . .
At this point they should back off, cuz seriously people if your worried that people think your game is " creepy " than I have a news flash people . . .
20 years ago and even still to this day, you tell a non gamer your going somewhere to compete in Halo or Call Of Duty they might think your some kind of freak. And you know what?
WHO CARES WHAT STRANGERS THINK ABOUT YOU?
For the most part with DOA I HAVE taken what some would view as insults from people in the FGC but moreso from people ONLINE.
OFFLINE I've had confrontations like the above posted scenario from people who think cuz they use a "manly" character in X fighting this by default makes them the Alpha GEEK. Please.
I play DOA cuz I LIKE DOA.
I use female characters cuz a majority of the time they suit my playstyle (fast, evasive, sneaky, etc) and because I am a heterosexual male between the ages of 16-40
That being said here in Massachusetts I WAS the DOA community until I met Dr. Teeth, OFFLINE at a fighting game venue that catered to SF/Marvel thanks to FSD.
Moving on we played DOA4 offline as it was the easiest DOA to get a hold of at these events. We found other players who liked DOA.
DOA 3.1 began getting played, we found more players.
DOA5 came out we found more players.
We are STILL finding players, players that Teeth and I will prepare for NEC and onwards.
If people can't attend OFFLINE events, fine support us in the streams.
But if your that individual who's afraid of what others may think of you, your letting down YOUR community.
This past weekend I went out to an offline tourney where DOA was not announced and brought a set up and DOA5.
I played in the TTT2 tourney and then asked if anyone wanted to enter a DOA5 tourney.
I found seven people including our own MCPeanuts.
I think it's safe to say that Peanuts and myself were the most skilled players, but I took the time to share my strategy guide, find out who's on Xbox Live/PSN, and explain the importance of string canceling if your going to main Hitomi.
This is how an OFFLINE COMMUNITY WORKS.
Yeah, I'm pretty indifferent to opinions of my peers in that regard (for better or worse).
Most of my friends don't understand my love for DOA, and many of them do comment on the sex appeal factor. I just don't really care. Seeing as my other passions are sociopathic devotion to fiction, contemplating relativism/epistemology, sadism, masochism, and fetishes for weapons, I think DOA is far from topping my list of non-mainstream obsessions.
I'd show up to a DOA event in person with no shame (well maybe a little, but only due to my playing skill).
Most of my friends don't understand my love for DOA, and many of them do comment on the sex appeal factor. I just don't really care. Seeing as my other passions are sociopathic devotion to fiction, contemplating relativism/epistemology, sadism, masochism, and fetishes for weapons, I think DOA is far from topping my list of non-mainstream obsessions.
I'd show up to a DOA event in person with no shame (well maybe a little, but only due to my playing skill).
MasterHavik
Well-Known Member
You got a point. thanks man.
you're so right. I don't have that problem with the boobs, since my main is male.This except I think it's something exclusive to the DOA community (Almost makes me want to do another write up . . .)
But anyway let's see, I think DOA players (a lot of them ) just DON'T play anything offline. DOA2 was he last arcade release so unlike SF it doesn't have a fanbase that is use to up " close and personal ".
Secondly, I think people are afraid of some stigma they may incur from others ex:
Question:
" You play that game where all the girls got big breastessess ?!"
Answer:
" Yeah, and the girls in your game don't have big breasts?! "
Reply:
" Pfft, whatever that games easy mode, you just spam counters to win . . ."
Reply:
" Really, 1st to 5 $10 right here, right now, easy money right? "
Reply:
. . .
At this point they should back off, cuz seriously people if your worried that people think your game is " creepy " than I have a news flash people . . .
20 years ago and even still to this day, you tell a non gamer your going somewhere to compete in Halo or Call Of Duty they might think your some kind of freak. And you know what?
WHO CARES WHAT STRANGERS THINK ABOUT YOU?
For the most part with DOA I HAVE taken what some would view as insults from people in the FGC but moreso from people ONLINE.
OFFLINE I've had confrontations like the above posted scenario from people who think cuz they use a "manly" character in X fighting this by default makes them the Alpha GEEK. Please.
I play DOA cuz I LIKE DOA.
I use female characters cuz a majority of the time they suit my playstyle (fast, evasive, sneaky, etc) and because I am a heterosexual male between the ages of 16-40
That being said here in Massachusetts I WAS the DOA community until I met Dr. Teeth, OFFLINE at a fighting game venue that catered to SF/Marvel thanks to FSD.
Moving on we played DOA4 offline as it was the easiest DOA to get a hold of at these events. We found other players who liked DOA.
DOA 3.1 began getting played, we found more players.
DOA5 came out we found more players.
We are STILL finding players, players that Teeth and I will prepare for NEC and onwards.
If people can't attend OFFLINE events, fine support us in the streams.
But if your that individual who's afraid of what others may think of you, your letting down YOUR community.
This past weekend I went out to an offline tourney where DOA was not announced and brought a set up and DOA5.
I played in the TTT2 tourney and then asked if anyone wanted to enter a DOA5 tourney.
I found seven people including our own MCPeanuts.
I think it's safe to say that Peanuts and myself were the most skilled players, but I took the time to share my strategy guide, find out who's on Xbox Live/PSN, and explain the importance of string canceling if your going to main Hitomi.
This is how an OFFLINE COMMUNITY WORKS.
Ghosty-J
Well-Known Member
Same here. I always got looked down on for playing DoA since everyone I know always labeled it as "Boobs: The Fighting Game" when I always played it for the mechanics and the liking I've taken to the characters, both female AND male. 100% of the time, I maintain a "screw it" attitude and just keep playing it :B
You really need experience and connections more than ever now. Employers see your piece of paper as the bare minimum.
MasterHavik
Well-Known Member
yeah for what I'm trying to do. I got contracts at EA sports and GameInformer. So I'm preparing ahead of time.
I never had that problem. Back when DOA3 came out my mom and baby sis even played it. They loved the game. My sis got mad because my mom would beat her with Christie. XD I think my sis picked Kasumi.
MasterHavik
Well-Known Member
Wow Christie can reach an older group of people.
Heh, so there's hope for indoctrinating my lil sis, then?
She's a bit young now, but when she gets older, totally gonna let her experience DOA.
It helps if you're close. Me and my lil sis always been close and used to play everything together. So yeah she loves fighting games. My mom will play anything if you talk her into it. She don't like to lose though. XD